Fan Yuejia, her face swollen like a pig's head, struggled to free herself from the rag covering her mouth, her eyes fixed on A-Ming with vicious intent.
"You're lying. The child in my belly is clearly Yu Shicheng's."
Amin kowtowed heavily to the ground, "Please, sir, be wise, I did not lie!"
Old Madam Yu knew Yu Shicheng's physical condition perfectly well. Her finger trembled as she pointed at Fan Yuejia, "You slut! Could the doctor be wrong? Guards! Beat this bitch until she admits it!"
The people in the hall did not stop her. Before long, a rough old woman came forward with a stick as thick as a wrist and started beating Fan Yuejia, who was tied up.
The screams immediately echoed throughout the entire front yard.
At this moment, a servant came to report from outside the door, "Master, someone from the Fan family is outside requesting an audience."
Watched by numerous clan elders and upon hearing the news of Yu Shicheng's death from vomiting blood, the Yu family head's rationality was quickly overwhelmed by anger.
"Perfect timing! Let the Fan family see the wonderful daughter they've raised!"
The person from the Fan family was Fan Yuejia's elder sister-in-law, accompanied by a maid and a steward. She was politely invited by the Yu family master to sit in the hall, where she immediately saw Fan Yuejia and her servant lying on the ground, their bodies mangled and bloody.
The strong stench of blood in the hall startled her, and she covered her nose with a handkerchief.
"Patriarch Yu, why are you using torture on my sister without authorization?"
Old Madam Yu glanced at her with a face full of grief and indignation, but out of respect for the Fan family, she ordered the maid to stop.
"The fine daughter you raised in the Fan family, she's carrying someone else's bastard child in her belly, trying to confuse the Yu family's bloodline. Now my son has been driven to his death by her, and you still have the nerve to ask why?"
After glancing at the group of Yu family elders sitting in the hall, Sister-in-law Fan was both shocked and frightened; the rumors circulating in the streets were true.
However, she only then learned that her husband had been angered to death. Her husband had always doted on this younger sister since childhood, and he had sent her here to take Fan Yuejia back. It seemed that the Yu family might not be willing to let her go.
Her face showed sorrow as she spoke with difficulty, "My dear in-law, please accept my condolences! Since things have come to this, my husband hopes to take my sister back and give her a proper talking-to."
"No way! She angered her son to death; she must be buried with him!"
Madam Yu's face was contorted, staring at Fan's eldest sister-in-law like a demon.
"You used torture on my aunt without authorization, do you not respect the Fan family?"
The eldest sister-in-law of the Fan family sat upright in the hall, glancing at everyone with displeasure. Pointing at Fan Yuejia, she continued, "Even if Yuejia has made a terrible mistake, your Yu family should have sent someone to inform our Fan family. Is this how you treat us? Do you not respect our Fan family?"
"The people we sent out haven't even returned yet, and you're already turning your back on us?"
Being criticized to his face by a junior, the head of the Yu family turned pale and then red.
He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Send someone to invite Master Fan to the mansion. Tell him we have something to discuss!"
Madam Yu stood up, supported by her maid, and looked at the head of the Yu family. After more than twenty years of marriage, how could she not know what he was thinking?
"No matter how many faults Cheng'er has, he cannot be allowed to be trampled on by the Fan family. Now that he is gone, no matter what you decide in the end, there is only one condition: Fan Yuejia must die! If you let her leave, I will hang myself outside the Yu family's gate!"
After uttering a harsh remark, Madam Yu slowly left.
Cheng'er is gone; this is the only thing she can do for him.
Yu Xunmei gazed at her hunched back, her eyes darkening, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
Fan's eldest sister-in-law was stunned by Madam Yu's words. She wanted to call a doctor to take a look at Fan Yuejia, but for a moment she didn't know how to start the conversation.
Before long, the eldest brother of the Fan family arrived with two uncles.
Fan Chuanji, the eldest brother of the Fan family, is now in charge of the family, but because he is young, many of the elders in the clan are not convinced.
Upon hearing this, the other clan elders all avoided the matter and refused to come forward to support Fan Yuejia.
As Fan Yuejia lay in a pool of blood, she saw her brother who had brought people to her aid, her eyes filled with reluctance.
Even though their father is gone, their brother still loves them as much as ever.
Blood was flowing continuously from her body, and Fan Yijia also felt her life slipping away little by little.
The maidservant beside her saw that she had woken up and exclaimed, "Young Miss, you're awake!"
The maid reached out to help her up, only to find that a pool of blood had quickly spread around her on the ground.
"Young Miss, how are you?"
"Brother, I... I want to tell him something," Fan Yuejia said weakly.
Fan Chuanji stepped forward, squatted down, and untied the ropes binding her body. His eyes were burning with anger. He had just formed an alliance with the Yu family, but he didn't expect that the Yu family would turn around and attack his sister.
"Yuejia, how are you?"
A faint smile appeared on Fan Yuejia's pale face. "Brother, the Yu family is treacherous and ambitious. Don't fall for their tricks again in the future."
"Don't be afraid, your brother will be able to take you home soon."
"I have disgraced the Fan family!"
"Don't talk nonsense! You will always be the eldest daughter of the Fan family."
Seeing his sister beaten beyond recognition, Fan Chuanji was heartbroken. His sister had willingly married into the Yu family for his sake, but now she was being tortured to the point of near death.
"Master Yu, I, Fan, humbly request that the Yu family write a letter of release for my sister, allowing her to return home, and from this day forward, I will have no further connection with the Yu family!"
"No! This woman has disgraced the Yu family by having an affair and becoming pregnant with an illegitimate child. She must be drowned to restore the Yu family's reputation."
Before the head of the Yu family could speak, the elders indignantly rejected Fan Chuanji's request.
“Even if you don’t let her go home, you should at least get a doctor to examine her.”
By beating Fan Yuejia like this, the Yu family is clearly disregarding the Fan family's reputation.
"Your niece-in-law has committed such a disgraceful act. It is already a great act of kindness that you were allowed to see her without being beaten to death immediately."
The elders of the Yu family coldly refused.
The two uncles of the Fan family had never experienced anything like this before, and they weren't thick-skinned enough. In their first few rounds of negotiations with the elders of the Yu family, they were defeated.
The Yu family is incredibly powerful, far surpassing the current Fan family. Even if they were to break off relations, Fan Chuanji wouldn't be able to take Fan Yuejia away.
"Very well!" Fan Chuanji looked up and coldly swept his gaze over the Yu family members present. "Patriarch Yu, I hope that one day you will not regret treating my brother and sister this way!"
Fan Chuanji refused to believe that the Yu family would never fall!
Thus, the head of the Yu family listened to the advice of the Yu family elders.
No sooner had Fan Chuanji and his wife left the Yu residence than they drowned Fan Yuejia in the pond, and her maid was beaten to death and thrown into a mass grave outside the city.
Fan Chuanji, who had been humiliated at the Yu residence, had just gotten off the carriage with his wife.
The steward rushed over to report, "Sir, Fan Bing is back."
Where?
"He is waiting for you in the study."
Fan Chuanji glanced at his wife.
"My husband, please go ahead with your business. I will go and prepare for my sister's funeral."
"I'm so sorry to have made you suffer, Madam!"
"We are husband and wife, so please don't stand on ceremony, my husband."
The lady, understanding the situation, curtsied to him and then returned to the backyard with her maid.
As soon as Fan Chuanji stepped into the study, he saw Fan Bing standing outside the door with five of his men who had gone out on a mission.
Fan Bing is the personal bodyguard trained by his father, and he is currently in charge of his thousand subordinates.
He brought a total of ten people with him when he went out to cooperate with the Yu family this time.
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